Friday, January 6.
YAGBANOY. Patrick Gill, whose name ocoupies no incon- j siderable portion of the police records, was ■ brought up on the charge of vagrancy. Ifc appeared from fche evidence of the apprehending constable thafc the prisoner had been a constant nuisance for fche past week or so, beggiDg from people on fche street and otherwise annoying everyone he came across. From the previous history of the prisoner, as shown by the records of tho Courfc, ifc appeared fchafc he could nofc leave town for any time without first doing a month in gaol. Patrick spun a long rigmarole in which the names of Major M'Barnett, Mr Ollivier, and others wore strangely mixed up. His Worship, who knew Pat; of old, and had seen his capers for i fche lasfc few days, kindly gave him a month. ] LAEOENY— ADJOURNED CASE. j On fche charge of larceny against Morton Quin, adjourned from fche previous day, being again i brought on, Mr Izard called George H. Wefcherill, who deposed : lam a member of fche W.V.F. Brigade, and was in August;, September, and October lasfc. In July I was secretary pro. tern., and was elected secretary in September. Ifc is the duty of fcho seoretary to draw cheques, and for fche secretary and treasurer fco sign them conjointly. On the 7th October last I drew a cheque for £2 9s on the Bank of New Zealand, and the money was to bo paid— £1 15s to Mr Prosser and 14s to Mr Burrofcfc. I gave fche cheque fco Morton Quin's wife at his house. (Mr Allan objected fco fchis being taken down.) I never had any conversation with Quin | aboub this cheque. (Cheque produced.) The endorsement on the cheque is like Mr Quin's handwriting, but I could nofc swear fco. ifc. Quin ! was afc. the meeting held on October 3rd when the accounts were passed. Thafc is fche cheque I drew and gave to Quin's wife. John James Macdonald, ledger-keeper afc the Bank of New Zealand, deposed : I believe the cheque was paid to Mr Quin, and I think the endorsement is his, though the signature is not a very good one. Ifc was paid on the 14th October lasfc. Archibald Whiteford identified the endorsement on the cheque as Morton Quin's handwriting. Eobert Burrett* stationer, deposed : I had an account against the W.V.F. Brigade in October last of 14s. I have nofc been paid by the prisoner, bufc I believe payment has been made to my wife. Isabella Burrett, wife of tho last witness, deposed thafc the prisoner had promised to call in and pay the amounfc of fche account, but never has done so. Witness received payment a few days ago from Mr Wetherill. Mr Allan said that as his Worship was going to commit prisoner on the charge of embezzlement he had advised his client to reserve his defence in this case also, and let both cases go before a jury, when there was no doubfc everything would be satisfactorily explained. Prisoner was then fully committed for trial on both charges to take his trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supremo Courfc, fcho principal witnesses being bound over fco appear. Tho same bail as before was allowed.
Friday, January 6.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3095, 7 January 1871, Page 3
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